WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a senior member of the powerful Senate Appropriations Committee, announced today that she secured $95,000 in the draft Fiscal Year 2022 Financial Services Appropriations bill to help United Way of Southern Maine expand access to quality child care. The bill, which was officially released by the full Appropriations Committee this week, must still be voted on by t more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Following the U.S. District Court of Maine's order blocking the Lobster Management Area (LMA) 1 restricted area closure, which is a component of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) flawed and unfair Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gina R more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) and U.S. Senators Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) today reintroduced a bipartisan bill to improve access to resources and care for survivors of military sexual trauma (MST). The Servicemember and Veterans' Empowerment and Support Act, which is adapted from their 2019 version of the bill, updates and expands the definition of MST to more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: Following the U.S. District Court of Maine's order blocking the Lobster Management Area (LMA) 1 restricted area closure, which is a component of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) flawed and unfair Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Commerce Secretary Gin more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Susan Collins, a co-chair of the Congressional Fire Services Caucus, visited both the current and future sites of the Corinna Fire Station. The station will be relocated to a larger, town-owned site that will ensure the station is able to meet the town and surrounding communities' emergency and safety needs. Senator Collins was joined by representatives from the fire department and the town.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2021: U.S. Senator Angus King (I-Maine) today announced that the Economic Development Administration is awarding the Maine Department of Transportation $1 million to assess the risks posed by climate change to the state's infrastructure and support long-term economic resiliency. The program will create a coastwide model of expected sea level rises and evaluate statewide infrastructure to develo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Following the U.S. District Court of Maine's order blocking the Lobster Management Area (LMA) 1 restricted area closure, which is a component of the National Marine Fisheries Service's (NMFS) flawed and unfair Atlantic Large Whale Take Reduction Rule, U.S. Senators Susan Collins and Angus King, Representatives Chellie Pingree and Jared Golden, and Governor Janet Mills sent a letter to Commerce Secretary G more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: Ahead of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency's (DEA) National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day this Saturday, October 23rd, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Angus King (I-ME) announced the locations of the Maine collection sites. "Unused prescription drugs that collect in our homes can fall into the wrong hands, creating unintended gateways to opioid addiction, particularly as we continue to combat the more PR